CHAD: LEAHY VETTING FOR IMET CANDIDATES

UNCLAS STATE 038476

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC MASS MARR PINR PHUM CD
SUBJECT: CHAD: LEAHY VETTING FOR IMET CANDIDATES

REF: NDJAMENA 181


1. Reftel identified the following candidates, all Chadian
nationals, who have been nominated for International Military
Education and Training (IMET) programs in May and June 2007.
Per reftel, Embassy N'djamena has reviewed mission records
and found no credible information of gross human rights
violations by anyone on this list.


2. Department has reviewed its files and finds that it
possesses no credible information of gross violations of
human rights for the following individuals, who are members
of the Chadian Second Anti-Terrorist (PSI) Battalion:

Battalion Commander: Hardja Irdiss Moustapha

Battalion Commander: Sougour Idimane Doki

Battalion Executive Officer: Captain Abdallah Issa Djerou

Battalion Executive Officer: Oumar Kelley Chahai

Post is permitted to provide the following statement to
authorized parties: Embassy verifies that the Department
of State possesses no information of gross violations of
human rights by the personnel identified in paragraph 2
above, as of this date. Post may cite this cable in
response.


3. If, in the future, post becomes aware of possible human
rights violations by the individuals listed above, Post
should inform the Department and not proceed with training.
RICE